Beatrice Weder di Mauro
President, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Beatrice Weder di Mauro is the President of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and holds the André Hoffmann Chair of Economics, Climate, and Nature Finance at the Geneva Graduate Institute. For a decade she was a member of the German Council of Economic Experts. She continues to advise governments, international organizations, and central banks, including the European Commission, the governments of Germany and Switzerland, the ECB, Deutsche Bundesbank, and the IMF. Her research focuses on macroeconomics, financial crises, and climate and nature finance.
Featured work
The new global imbalances: why care, why now and what should be done?
This essay analyses the causes of, and remedies for, external imbalances, and what countries should do if they do not decline
Why are global imbalances rising, and why does it matter?
Is the dollar at risk? Is China the new Germany? How to manage rising external deficits and surpluses
The Case for a European-Chinese Green Pact
How to Fight Climate Change Without America
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Essay
13 April 2026
The new global imbalances: why care, why now and what should be done?
This essay analyses the causes of, and remedies for, external imbalances, and what countries should do if they do not decline
Podcast
13 April 2026
Why are global imbalances rising, and why does it matter?
Is the dollar at risk? Is China the new Germany? How to manage rising external deficits and surpluses
External publication
01 July 2025
Event
07 January 2026
Global imbalances and Europe: a fresh perspective
Bruegel’s 20th anniversary event in Paris, jointly organised with the Banque de France and the CEPR
Opinion piece
07 November 2025
Opinion piece
22 July 2025
Policy Brief
01 July 2025
Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration
A four-pillar strategy could align key climate and economic goals into global trade
Podcast
15 May 2024
Managing the What Ifs: Europe, China and world trade
How should the EU de-risk its external economic relationships without foregoing the benefits of trade?
Report
06 May 2024
Policy Brief
07 May 2024
How to de-risk: European economic security in a world of interdependence
The question is how exactly the EU should ‘de-risk’ its external economic relationships without foregoing the benefits of trade.